#120 | Did Elite Women Ruin Modern Dating and Mating?
About This Episode
In this episode, I unpack the question - could much of the frustration and difficulty in dating and mating be attributed to (at least in part) to hyper-elite women practicing what is known as ‘Reproductive Suppression’?
Vogue published an article titled ‘Is Having a Boyfriend Lame?’ Which prompted Rob Henderson to put forth his hypothesis about Reproductive Suppression in this brilliant piece titled ‘Girl Boss Gatekeeping’ - https://www.robkhenderson.com/p/girlb...
I draw on research from Rob Henderson and Dr. Dani Sulikowski as I break down female intragroup conflict and why all the body positivity, you don’t need a man, and red flag culture that seems like it’s in solidarity with women might actually be a covert strategy to keep women from finding mates.
Listen in to learn about how high-status females (including chimps) keep low-status females away from mates, how modern tech amplifies ‘aspirational’ lifestyles, why rom-coms feel like castration for men, how dark-triad traits correlate with anti-natalism, and much more.
This one is an evolutionary psychology nerding out episode - enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:53 —Intro
01:03 —One on one coaching spots
03:15 — The Question of Elite Women as "Mean Girls"
05:00 — The Proximate and Ultimate Reasons for Elite Women's Behavior
06:16 — Intergroup Conflict and Covert Passive Aggression in Women
07:36 — Unconscious Competitive Strategy to Keep Women from Mates
10:12 — Girl Boss, Body Positivity, & Female Entitlement
13:16 — Technology, Consumerism, and the Tornado of Reproductive Suppression
14:37 — Heartbreak of Women Who Prioritised Career Over Family
17:00 — Reproductive Sabotage: Disrupting Women's Mating Preferences
18:01 — Demonising Traditional Masculine Traits & Rom-Com Castration
20:50 — Proximate vs. Ultimate Summary & Lying to Women
21:58 — Elite Women's Access to Resources and Protection
23:55 — Male Envy and Psychopathic Insanity
24:50 — Dark Triad Traits and Lack of Introspection
25:52 — The Frustration of double standards
27:16 — Historical Examples: Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Victoria Woodhull
28:54 — The Narrative of Oppression vs. Reality for Elite Women
29:57 — The Twisting of Pain into Man Envy (Betty Friedan)
31:17 — Conclusion & Call to Action for Harmony
32:24 — Outro
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